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Odds for the Big Ten football season are finally out, via Bovada. Ohio State is unsurprisingly the favorite, with reigning conference champion Michigan State right behind.
Maryland is tied with Indiana for ninth at 100/1, behind Northwestern and Minnesota, among others. Seems like a pretty solid $20 wager, if that's your kind of thing.
Ohio State 10/11
Michigan State 15/4
Wisconsin
9/2 Nebraska
11/2 Michigan
9/1 Iowa 14/1
Northwestern 40/1
Minnesota
66/1 Indiana 100/1
Maryland
100/1 Illinois 200/1
Rutgers
200/1
Purdue 300/1
In the divisional odds, Maryland is behind Indiana, at 50/1. This seems like a less sound bet, as winning the division would appear to be a much harder task the winning the conference title game, considering the strength of the East.
Odds to win the Big Ten East Division
Ohio State 2/5
Michigan State 13/5
Michigan
5/1 Indiana 33/1
Maryland
50/1 Rutgers
100/1
Odds to win the Big Ten West Division
Wisconsin
6/5 Nebraska
3/2 Iowa 5/1
Minnesota
12/1 Northwestern 18/1
Illinois 33/1
Purdue 100/1
Maryland notably plays two of the top three teams in the West this season as their inter-divisional games, with Wisconsin and Iowa in back-to-back weeks.